Obon Festival

Saturday, 8-6-05 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Includes festive foods, Dharma talks for those interested in the main chapel
(hondo) of the temple. No charge for Taiko performance, dance performances, karate demos, Ikebana flower-arrangement displays, etc.

No charge for attendance. You only pay if you want to buy some food or gift item. Everyone encouraged to join in the folk dances at the end which commemorate the liberation of the mother of Sakyamuni Buddha's student Maudgalyayana (Mokuren). Held at the Oregon Buddhist Temple, 3720 S.E. 34th Ave. Portland. More info found here.